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• Heart Eyes, Starring Olivia Holt & Mason Gooding, Director Josh Ruben on Slasher Comedies

  Episode 60 Subscribe to Dropout to enjoy Josh's comedy and his other life! ✨✨✨ Instagram TikTok

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• New Line's Latest Film, Companion, Starring Sophie Thatcher & Jack Quaid with Film Director Drew Hancock

  Episode 59 The journey to Drew Hancock’s first feature film, Companion, which will be released on January 31st by New Line, is marked by talent, perseverance, and an unwavering dedication to his craft. Starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén and Rupert Friend, the film showcases Hancock’s deep passion for the horror genre, blending it with thrills, action, and a generous dose of humor.  After graduating college, Hancock headed west and took on a variety of production roles, eventually finding his way to Channel 101, a pioneering online comedy platform that predates both Funny or Die and YouTube. Channel 101 became a creative playground for Hancock, where he wrote and directed shows such as Cautionary Tales of Swords, The Mountain, and Wastelander. He even took on acting, playing “Oates” of Hall & Oates in the iconic Channel 101 series Yacht Rock.    Hancock continued to sharpen his skills in television, writing for comedy series such as Blue Mountain State (Spike TV), Mr. Pickles (Adult Swim), and Suburgatory (ABC). He also contributed to multiple high- profile award shows, including the MTV Video Music Awards, Spike TV’s Video Game Awards, and Nickelodeon’s Kids' Choice Awards. In 2018, he created My Dead Ex for Awesomeness TV, a series that earned a Grand Jury Award nomination in the Independent Episodic category at the South by Southwest Film Festival.  Determined to transition out of television, Hancock set his sights on the big screen and wrote the screenplay for Companion, a dark and twisted tale of romance gone awry. The project initially drew the interest of Zach Cregger (Barbarian) as director. However, after recognizing Hancock's clear vision for the film, Cregger encouraged him to take the helm, opting instead to serve as producer. The result is a film that showcases Hancock's confidence and skill as a filmmaker, earning him a spot on Variety’s & 10 Directors to Watch list in 2025. ✨✨✨ InstagramTikTok

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• To Live and Die In L.A. with Megan's Dad, Chris Braun

  Episode 58 Megan brings her dad on the show to discuss one of his favroite films, To Live and Die In L.A. Chris Braun's fondness for telling an engaging story started when he was a substitute usher on Broadway in the early 80's. After graduating from NYU with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, he worked odd jobs until joining the Navy in 1986. Traveling throughout South East Asia tracking submarines for 4 years Braun began his 1/4 century Bay Area Advertising career. During his advertising years he wrote a screenplay he targeted for Alec Baldwin, an NYU acquaintance. He spent 15 years pursuing Baldwin with the only result being him writing an online memoir "Brotherhood of the Rejected Screenplay." In 2018 Braun produced a passion play for his hometown Buffalo Bills - "Once In My Lifetime... A Buffalo Football Fantasy". OIML won an ARTIE for the best new play in 2019. Currently Braun is working on two long time projects,"UNITAS" about NFL great Johnny Unitas & "SAVING THE KING" a fantasy meets reality take on Elvis coming back to rehab his opioid addictions.

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• Anora Music Writer Roman Molino Dunn Shares His Love for Paddington 2

  Episode 57 Roman Molino Dunn is a film composer and Billboard-charting music producer (Electropoint). His film and TV composing work includes The Unbreakable Tatiana Suarez (HBO), Huracán (HBO), Snakehead (Samuel Goldwyn Films, Roadside Attractions), a #1 Netflix film Ai Love You (Netflix), Animals of America's National Parks (Disney+/NatGeo), Anora (Palme d’Ora winner), Wild Babies of America's National Parks (Disney+/NatGeo), Ru Paul’s Drag Race All Stars (Paramount+), Red Rocket (A24), Kid Correspondent (Participant, Youtube Originals), and The Card Counter (Schrader/ Scorsese/Focus Features). Roman's Website

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• Director R.H. Norman on Making War Movies Today & Andrzej Wajda's Ashes & Diamonds

  Episode 56 R.H. Norman is an independent writer, director, and editor whose work includes Afghanistan War drama, "Hajji", starring Ross Marquand (The Walking Dead) and Dayo Okeniyi (Hunger Games), and "Gusano", a short film written and directed by R.H. under Werner Herzog's supervision in Cuba. He also works alongside his filmmaking partner & wife, Micheline Pitt. You can keep up with him on his Instagram

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